Hackaday Links: November 29th, 2012

If you’ve got a dedicated computer running EMC2 for CNC control you may be interested in these keyboard labels. [Rich] mentions that they use the labels for their engraver at the Connecticut Hackerspace. Just print them out and glue them in the face of the keys.

If you’re looking for a new office game you might consider Cell Racr. It pits your cellphone’s vibrating motor against everyone else’s. Just place the phone on an incline and repeatedly dial its number to advance toward the finish line.

37 thoughts on “Hackaday Links: November 29th, 2012”

Yeah it’s a bit odd, why write a whole thing about it with pictures and then not add the damn file?

Reminds me of all those articles you see lately that are also just describing that they did it in a ‘social blog’ fashion but give no info on parts and such, I hate that nonsense and think it’s not for HaD.

Agreed, I reposted to some other places where emc enthusiast’s lurk thinking I was being helpful saving them having to mess round with sizes etc by using a template, only to find its just some pictures of a keyboard with a printout glued to it…

Poor hackaday, very poor. And more fool me for reposting without checking.
But as they say, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. I think I’ll remove HaD from my bookmarks to save it happening again.

On the subject of durability, I in the past tried to put some stickers on keys and I was amazed how hard it is to get a durable thing going, amazing how much wear a key actually experiences.
I tried paper with a coating, I tried vinyl, they both didn’t last long enough, and the glue was a big issue, And I’m not familiar with the compound mentioned on the website HaD mentions.

Thanks for the STM freebie information. I am working on extending the guided model rocket as described in hack a day using an arduino. I figure why not try the advanced capabilities of the STM especially since I can get a board for free.

The following is my project description. See if you can spot the prankster among the serious.

Cost effective UAV Neutralization Technology

Develop a simple, robust, modular, test system adaptable for beam riding(SARH/SALH), wire/fiber and autonomous missile guidance.
Focus is for development of cost effective UAV neutralization technology utilizing off the shelf components.
Launch platforms vary from MANPADS, Fixed Ground, and Aerial to support various intercept profiles including look down shoot down.
Control systems use aerodynamic and/or thrust vector control.
Propulsion system is modular to support testing of various solid fueled motors from hybrid to sucrose based.
All rocket airframes are 57.4 mm diameter standard. Length varies depending upon the propulsion, guidance and kill package.

Intent is to evolve system to coordinate targeting, launch and intercept for multiple missiles simultaneously using various guidance packages to determine the most effective individual and combination systems.

Have you ever seen those plastic keyboard covers that used to be popular in dirty machine and mechanic shops? It is a simple thing to put a label underneath one of those that lasts. Have not seen those in ages though.

For the cell racer, just make an android app that kicks off the motor. Why keep dialing it?